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The Lord Of Illusion

from The Ghost In The Studio by Light Engineering

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A song about the illusion created by the online world - about how a great online presence can actually be misleading. In reality what lies behind the website facade may be something of very little substance.

lyrics

(Lyrics and music: Tim Hunter)

Well I used to believe you
When you told me you were doin’ something
Somehow I was taken in, I believed everything
The website looked real good
But now I realise you were only a

Lord of Illusion of Digital Delusion
Another Website Wonder
A parasite that’s goin’ under
There’s no underlying reality
It’s just a world of fantasy
Lord of Illusion of Digital Delusion
Another Website Wonder
A parasite that’s goin’ under

People try to tell you
The digital age is so good they always try to talk it up
They won’t listen to the downside
But nothing is worth anything anymore
None of it’s real can’t you see through the

Lord of Illusion of Digital Delusion
Another Website Wonder
A parasite that’s goin’ under
There’s no underlying reality
It’s just a world of fantasy

Why can’t we just delete it all?
And go back to the analogue world
Things were so much better then.
Let’s all throw away the toys
Let’s all rise above the noise
Somehow we must save ourselves from the

Lord of Illusion of Digital Delusion
Another Website Wonder
A parasite that’s goin’ under
There’s no underlying reality
It’s just a world of fantasy
Lord of Illusion of Digital Delusion
Another Website Wonder
A parasite that’s goin’ under

credits

from The Ghost In The Studio, released August 14, 2020
Tim Hunter: Vocals, Guitar keyboards
Produced by Tim Hunter for Northern Soundscapes.
Recorded at Northern Soundscapes Studios, Knaresborough
Copyright © 2020 Tim Hunter. All rights reserved. This work is registered with the UK Copyright Service: Registration No: 284731431

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